Two Years Later: an interview with Robert Vargas
By Saskia Vogel
Robert Vargas is gearing up for a solo show at Edgar Varela Fine Arts in April, but he has lost his muse. Miyoko, the octogenarian Japanese “High Priestess of Models,” is AWOL. She was the first figure model he ever drew, back at the LA...
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Old Wave / New Wave
By Saskia Vogel
At 6th and Spring, Gronk nods towards a gaggle of people who seem to be on a walking tour of the Historic Core. They look like Victorian anthropologists on safari. “There’s that white middle class,” he says, referring to a recent conversation. He had said of the “new”...
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“With This Kiss” is the latest poetry/video offering from L.A. writer Rich Ferguson. You can read more of his work on novelist Brad Listi’s blog The Nervous Breakdown.
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Interview: Robert Vargas: Floored!
By Saskia Vogel
Robert Vargas drew his first nude 29 years ago when he was three. As his mother dashed from the shower to her room, Vargas captured her in crayon. Then as now, the female form was an inspiration. With commanding technical skill, an intimacy with his media and an exuberant,...
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